Napheesa Collier has seemingly perfected the art of adapting. Her ability to roll with the punches and find a way for things to work in her favor even predates her days as a star for the Minnesota Lynx and vice president of the WNBPA. Before she was among the players leading the charge in the WNBA’s CBA (collective bargaining agreement) negotiations, Collier was building up the problem-solving skills fans are now so used to seeing. Collier was one of Glamour’s various 2025 Women of the Year, along with four other WNBA players, and in an interview with the magazine, she dove into the time of her life when her resilience truly began to take shape: The University of Connecticut. “I’m not the most athletic player, and I’m undersized for my position, but something that I was taught at UConn is that I try to use my abilities to be smarter than other players,” Collier said. Under legendary head coach Geno Auriemma’s guidance and with a storied history to uphold in Storrs, Collier knew she had to step up to any chal
